Great Britain

There are two British players competing in the Minor Leagues -- pitchers Chris Reed with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and Estevenson Encarnacion in the Cleveland Indians' system. Great Britain's National Team placed second in the 2007 European Baseball Championship, earning a spot in the 2009 Baseball World Cup, where they finished 15th. More recently, Great Britain narrowly missed out on the second round in the 2010 European Baseball Championship, losing an extra-innings elimination game to Greece and ultimately finishing eighth overall. Great Britain, which hosted and won the inaugural Baseball World Cup in 1938.